Health and Environment
Welfare Agency Job Boom: Quantity, Not Quality
Neil deMause |
Defying a severe recession and slow recovery, New York’s welfare department continues to find work for clients. But the jobs offer low wages and few benefits.
Economy
Thin Gruel For Soup Kitchens
Neil deMause |
Publicly funded help for the needy, from food assistance to job training, dries up further under the proposed budget.
Economy
Feeling the Recession's Impact
Neil deMause |
The mayor’s proposed city budget, which City Council just began examining, shows a nearly flat spending plan riddled with painful choices.
crime
‘Kid, you’re on your own’: Crime in Bushwick
Jarrett Murphy and Neil deMause |
When asked to reflect on the past eight years, people in 11237—be they residents, real estate agents, pastors, activists or politicians—first point to the reduction in crime.
economy
‘My people are under pressure right now’: Jobs in Bushwick
Jarrett Murphy and Neil deMause |
Even 10 years ago, garment-making was still an important source of work for Kelly’s congregation. But then it began to disappear.
politics
‘First you have to get together’: Change Comes Again to Bushwick
Jarrett Murphy and Neil deMause |
The recession and immigration status are bigger concerns, says Father Kelly, than whether arugula is going to appear at the greengrocer’s.
Bushwick
A Neighborhood at the Center of the City and the Epicenter of Change
Jarrett Murphy and Neil deMause |
This is a look at some of what has happened in one ZIP code since 2001. What follows might not encompass the full story of the wider city. But it is part of that larger tale.
housing
‘We’ve seen a real intensification of problems’: Housing in Bushwick
Neil deMause and Jarrett Murphy |
Almost any discussion of housing in Bushwick tends to begin with July 13, 1977. That night, the blackout that hit New York City sparked widespread looting along Broadway
Education
‘It’s always a challenge’: Schools in Bushwick
Jarrett Murphy and Neil deMause |
Bushwick’s contribution to the city’s pre-Bloomberg image of educational failure emanated not from its elementary or middle schools but rather from the large building on Irving Avenue that hosted Bushwick High School.
Citywide
Riding Training Trends, Students Are Transformed
Neil deMause |
Some public assistance recipients are experiencing a different kind of welfare-to-work program.
